Initial Query
I want to call some C code from python on a linux machine. Specifically, I want to be able to run
python3 -c 'import magic; print(magic.do_add(3, 4))'
and have it give me the sum of these numbers. Here, do_add should be a C function that adds two integers.
Please give me a complete set of instructions for how to make this run, so that when I run this code as-is it will work.
LLM Generation
Query
I want to call some C code from python on a linux machine. Specifically, I want to be able to run
python3 -c 'import magic; print(magic.do_add(3, 4))'
and have it give me the sum of these numbers. Here, do_add should be a C function that adds two integers.
Please give me a complete set of instructions for how to make this run, so that when I run this code as-is it will work.
Output
Here's a step-by-step guide to create a Python C extension for adding two numbers:
1. **Create a C file** (`magic.c`) with the following content:
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26 | #include <Python.h>
static PyObject* do_add(PyObject* self, PyObject* args) {
int a, b;
if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii", &a, &b)) {
return NULL;
}
return PyLong_FromLong(a + b);
}
static PyMethodDef magic_methods[] = {
{"do_add", do_add, METH_VARARGS, "Add two integers"},
{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
};
static struct PyModuleDef magic_module = {
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
"magic",
NULL,
-1,
magic_methods
};
PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_magic(void) {
return PyModule_Create(&magic_module);
}
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2. **Install required dependencies** (if not already installed):
| sudo apt-get install python3-dev gcc
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3. **Compile the C extension**:
| gcc -shared -o magic.so -fPIC magic.c $(python3-config --cflags --ldflags)
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4. **Test the Python module**:
| python3 -c 'import magic; print(magic.do_add(3, 4))'
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This should output:
**Notes:**
- The compiled `magic.so` must be in your Python path or current directory
- The filename (`magic.so`) must match the module name (`magic`) in the import statement
- The Python version used to compile must match the Python version you're using to run
The key components are:
1. Proper argument parsing with `PyArg_ParseTuple`
2. Method table definition with `PyMethodDef`
3. Module definition with `PyModuleDef`
4. Correct initialization function name (`PyInit_<module_name>`)
5. Proper compilation flags from `python3-config`
LLM Generation
Query
Now please conver this answer into a JSON array that packages it all up so I don't need to think and can just copy files to specific locations and then run things. Format your answer
{"path/to/file": "contents of C file",
"path/to/python_file": "contents of any necessary python file that exposes do_add",
"build.sh": "contents of a bash file to build the project",
... # any other files necessary
}
The only thing I will do is put files in the right place and run `bash build.sh`. Do not give any explanation of the code. ONLY ANSWER WITH A SINGLE JSON OBJECT. Your answer should start
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Output
| {
"magic.c": "#include <Python.h>\n\nstatic PyObject* do_add(PyObject* self, PyObject* args) {\n int a, b;\n if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, \"ii\", &a, &b)) {\n return NULL;\n }\n return PyLong_FromLong(a + b);\n}\n\nstatic PyMethodDef magic_methods[] = {\n {\"do_add\", do_add, METH_VARARGS, \"Add two integers\"},\n {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}\n};\n\nstatic struct PyModuleDef magic_module = {\n PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,\n \"magic\",\n NULL,\n -1,\n magic_methods\n};\n\nPyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_magic(void) {\n return PyModule_Create(&magic_module);\n}\n",
"build.sh": "#!/bin/bash\ngcc -shared -o magic.so -fPIC magic.c $(python3-config --cflags --ldflags)"
}
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Extract Json
I extracted the following JSON from that output:
| {
"magic.c": "#include <Python.h>\n\nstatic PyObject* do_add(PyObject* self, PyObject* args) {\n int a, b;\n if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, \"ii\", &a, &b)) {\n return NULL;\n }\n return PyLong_FromLong(a + b);\n}\n\nstatic PyMethodDef magic_methods[] = {\n {\"do_add\", do_add, METH_VARARGS, \"Add two integers\"},\n {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}\n};\n\nstatic struct PyModuleDef magic_module = {\n PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,\n \"magic\",\n NULL,\n -1,\n magic_methods\n};\n\nPyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_magic(void) {\n return PyModule_Create(&magic_module);\n}\n",
"build.sh": "#!/bin/bash\ngcc -shared -o magic.so -fPIC magic.c $(python3-config --cflags --ldflags)"
}
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UNKNOWN NODE TYPE:
PyFunc
final: False
build.sh: line 2: python3-config: command not found
magic.c:1:10: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory
1 | #include <Python.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'magic'
Resulting in output:
False